LIC5B-Bacterial

= Long Island Creek Site 5B = = Bacterial =

__**Samples**__

 * June 12, 2012: There was heavy rainfall the day prior to this sample being collected. There was a large amount of coliform found and an average count of 1266.67 for E.Coli (cfu/100mL).


 * No Pictures Taken for June 12, 2012 Samples**


 * June 19, 2012: There was no rainfall the day prior to this sample being collected. There was a moderate amount of coliform found and an average count of 300 for E.Coli (cfu/100mL).
 * ~ June 19, 2012 ||
 * [[image:watershed2012/LIC5B#1-19Ju-n12.jpg width="255" height="191"]] || [[image:watershed2012/LIC5B#2-19Ju-n12.jpg width="255" height="191"]] || [[image:watershed2012/LIC5B#3-19Ju-n12.jpg width="255" height="191"]] ||


 * June 26, 2012: There was no rainfall the day prior to this sample being collected. There was a moderate amount of coliform found and an average count of 533.33 for E.Coli (cfu/100mL).
 * ~ June 26, 2012 ||
 * [[image:watershed2012/LIC_5B#1_6-26.jpg width="261" height="299"]] || [[image:watershed2012/LIC_5B#2_6-26.jpg width="240" height="303"]] || [[image:watershed2012/LIC_5B#3_6-26.jpg width="265" height="299"]] ||

The much higher level of coliform and E.Coli found on the first sample suggests that bacterial counts significantly spike after a rainfall event. This is likely due to polluted runoff coming from the surrounding urban environment.

Watershed level bacterial data for all sites can be found here.

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